Traction Riot Spreads as Town Arrests Dozens
Crawfordsville erupts when Townsend-Reed Traction Company workers begin laying tracks against city orders. A clash erupts as Fire Department tries to halt the operation. D F Nickerson fights back with an ax but is overpowered, fueling a riot. Police arrest about sixty workers as tensions rise.
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Crawfordsville
Townsend-Reed Traction Company
D. F. Nickerson
Interurban
Patton
W.S. Reed
W.N. Harding
Local visits noted around Indiana towns this week
Cason News reports Eldon Grimes traveled to Indianapolis on business Friday. Elva West of Lebanon visited relatives here last week. Della Jackson visited John McClain's near Shannondale last week. John Pritchett and family visited Putnam County relatives. Charley Dean and wife visited relatives near Noblesville late last week. Children’s Day exercises scheduled at the Christian church next Sunday at 2 PM.
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Eldon Grimes
Indianapolis
Elva West
Lebanon
Della Jackson
John McClain
Shannoendale
Charley Dean
Noblesville
The
Christian Church
Local families visit neighbors across towns
South Side notes show Alex Sheets and family visiting J. B. Meadows on Sunday while Wm. Rohn visited Isham Harting and family and Turner Ellot near Bushtown on Tuesday. Frank Peterson and daughter Ninos went to Jamestown on Tuesday. Alex Sheets visited Howard Sheets near North Salem Tuesday. W P Feather, ill, is very low. Mamie Sheets and Elva Meadows called on Etle Willett Monday. Dennis Willett and family visited Jas. Britts southwest of Ladoga late last week. Charlie Rohn and family visited Frank Harshbarger south of New Ross Sunday.
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Alex Sheets
Howard Sheets
Near North Salem
W. P. Feather
Mamie Sheets
Elva Meadows
Etle Willett
Dennis Willett
Jas. Britts
Ladoga
Charlie Rohn
Frank Harshbarger
New Ross
Dr King’s New Discovery Proven By Reader Testimony
Fresh testimony in quantity proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Colds, and Coughs unequaled. T J McFarland of Bentivelle Virginia reports three years of bronchitis cured after using the remedy. It also treats Lung and Throat troubles, pneumonia, and grip with guaranteed results from Joseph Bros. Druggists. Trial bottles free. regular sizes 30c and 100.
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Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Bentervile
Joseph Bros
Local Social Notes and Neighborhood Highlights
James Proffitt plans a new phone contact and was seen in Lebanon on Saturday. Miss Rolie Allen dined with Miss Bell Graham and Miss Etta Brance hosted Mary Smith this Sunday. The streetcar line is under rapid construction north of Lebanon. A Lebanon band concert occurs Wednesday night and a Red Men event is planned June 7 at Salem church. Mrs. Cohee and Zelda visited R. B. Emmert and Bessie on Monday.
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Rolie Allen
Bell Graham
Etta Brance
Miss Cled
Mary Smith
Local Notes On Burials Visits And Odd Jobs
Maxtoms Masgie Young wife of Ova Young was buried at Old Union Sunday. Miss Gurtie Lesley visits relatives in Putnam county for a few days. John Stone of Shannondale repaired telephones Tuesday. Miss Della Lasley spent last week with her brother near Whitestown and returned home Hazurday. Tienry Allzire of New Boss will build and move on his father's farm near this place. Alisses Jassie Edna Powell and Iiena Booher visited Lollie Miller Sunday at Mee Anderson Juss fueliie lie coche has Doon visiting per piss parents here returned to Whitestown Tuesday. Ice cream supper was almost a failure but the proceeds exceeded AO to eee.
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Tienry Allzire
Wil
Alisses Jassie
Edna Powell
Iiena Booher
Lollie Miller
Mee Anderson
Whitestown
Ancestry Math Reveals Vast Lineage Back to Jesus
A thinker traces each generation to show how quickly ancestors multiply reaching sixty six generations to Jesus and estimates 120 trillion births needed to produce a single modern reader. The passage ends with a reminder to respect one’s vast family heritage.
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Jesus Qohris
Ungentle remark overheard in street over family costs
A citizen was overheard making a crude joke about a neighbor’s finances. He claimed his wife’s temper, feet, and company were his furnace, refrigerator, and sugar, joking that they keep expenses light all year.
Miss Tempa Shawley Wins In Store American Girl Shoes Contest
Miss Tempa Shawley wins a six pair of American Girl shoes in Melson and Co store contest. She completed the campaign by writing The American Girl shoe two shoe as good as its name on a postal card, with sales by Melson and Co Advance, Ind.
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Tempa Shawley
Melson & Co
Advance
Ind
Voanted Young Men Proclaim Government Reform
Fragmentary text describes calls for young men to support government reform, open departments, rapid improvements, and investigations. Mentions March and references to a “Luterestate Cor” in Rapid Rapids. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Vane
Dh Cedil Sauries
Martie
Local Illnesses And Social Event Noted
Roy Melson contracts the mumps and Miss Bessie Billingsley suffers lung fever. An ice cream supper is planned for tomorrow night in the Graybill room.
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Roy Melson
Bessie Billingsley
Graybill Room
Home Remedies for Paint Stains and Shine Tips
The note suggests applying powdered starch to remove paint stains and leaving it for three to four hours before brushing off. It also mentions mixing turpentine with black lead to create a brilliant shine on a grate.
Forests in Germany and America Compared by Timber Practices
The article compares German and American forestry noting Germany had 216 178 acres more forest in 1900 than in 1883. It suggests potential yearly timber savings in the United States if Germans' practice of cutting trees about six to eight inches above ground were adopted, making logs a foot to two feet longer.
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Germany
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